David A. Hopkins
@DaveAHopkins
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Political scientist at Boston College & (co-)author of Polarized by Degrees / Asymmetric Politics / Red Fighting Blue / Pres. Elections. Blog at Honest Graft.
Boston, MA
Joined May 2011
I'm thrilled that Polarized by Degrees, my new book with @MattGrossmann, is now available! We explain how the rise of the "Educultural Realignment" in the 21st century has redefined the American parties' constituencies, policies, and styles of governing: https://t.co/udY7yBSQ3g
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When party ID outweighs #policy, what’s left to debate? “For a lot of people who are partisans, their identity as a partisan is more central to them than their position on most policy issues," says @DaveAHopkins (@BostonCollege). @MSNBC, @ZeeshanAleem:
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Sen. Elissa Slotkin's aversion to using "oligarchy" summarizes the Dems’ crisis.
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Understanding the diploma divide @DaveAHopkins & I were on the The Vital Center podcast with @RuleandRuin in a first-of-it's-kind @NiskanenCenter pod crossover event! https://t.co/ehsxtcrqCp
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In this podcast discussion, Grossmann and Hopkins argue that educated liberals are winning the culture war.
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"The best work of quantitative social science I have read in many years." George Hawley reviews @MattGrossmann and @DaveAHopkins's "Polarized by Degrees" for @LawLiberty.
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The “diploma divide” is a driver of U.S. polarization, according to Political Science Professor @DaveAHopkins, co-author of a new book on the subject, who discusses it on California public radio's @KQED. https://t.co/2ADYji9MgI
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The single best explanation of our current politics I’ve come across is in a new book: Polarized by Degrees: How the Diploma Divide and the Culture War Transformed American Politics. We talk to co-author @DaveAHopkins in the latest @haveyouheardpod
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Polarized by Degrees made a "Ten Books We Want Under the Tree" list with some other good books on higher education & social change: https://t.co/i3FnJ1VqjY
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The Martin Center’s in-house library continues to grow, boasting over 900 books and journals as of this writing. Nevertheless, a higher-ed policy institute needs a constant infusion of new titles,…
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Today seems like a good day to recall that, over the course of 10 years of sequestration, Congress abided by those budget numbers for one year.
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@MattGrossmann and @DaveAHopkins discuss 'Polarized by Degrees: How the Diploma Divide and the Culture War Transformed American Politics' on @MSNBC's 'Why Is This Happening? The @chrislhayes Podcast'. Listen here 🎧
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Chris Hayes speaks with authors Matt Grossmann and Dave Hopkins about the origin of the diploma divide, the effects on both major parties and more.
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Ken was a wonderful colleague and an exceptional teacher and scholar. It's a very sad time for all of us at BC and we'll miss him terribly. https://t.co/uO5LXVSWf1
Devastated to hear news of the untimely passing of my friend and former colleague Ken Kersch of @BostonCollege He was a scholarly and political maverick in the best sense of the term and his voice will be sorely missed. Full if insights into 20th American constitutional history
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I am among the many professional colleagues quoted in @Edsall's latest @nytimes column on the future of the Democratic Party after 2024: https://t.co/GWWzprfYjJ
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Along with @MattGrossmann, I recently appeared on Detroit Public Radio's Created Equal program to discuss the diploma divide in American politics and our recent book Polarized by Degrees. The broadcast is also available as a podcast episode: https://t.co/JKxTQRhaKM
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The authors of "Polarized by Degrees" discuss how higher education status reflects and influences the American political landscape.
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"The Washington bias is that every problem can be solved with a new ad or a new message or a new sort of consultant strategy. And our bias as academics is we’re all floating little specks of dust in this great wind of historical change." @DaveAHopkins says https://t.co/tEkyJJTxWZ
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Chris Hayes speaks with authors Matt Grossmann and Dave Hopkins about the origin of the diploma divide, the effects on both major parties and more.
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Our discussion of Polarized by Degrees with @chrislhayes included not only the electoral threats to Democrats from the changing class images of the parties but also the governing threats to Republicans from ceding the expert class: https://t.co/zGDXeNrsDN
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Podcast Episode · Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast · 11/05/2024 · 56m
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If Harris somehow pulls out NV but loses the rest of the swing states, we'll wind up with an exact replica of the 2016 electoral college map in 2024: https://t.co/3r9VeE2gYz
The latest. Big lead for Dems in early vote in Clark.
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Smooth sailing for @KellyAyotte so far: (1) Harris putting up decent numbers, not great, so not a big Trump undertow. (2) Ayotte outpolling Trump by several points.
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Even if they're right about this, Puerto Ricans and college students are a small part of the electorate in every swing state. Election will much more likely be won or lost on the suburban swing vote: https://t.co/FuPFuUMARm
Harris campaign is saying they are feeling very good about the turnout numbers, in particular: -High Puerto Rican turnout in Philly -High enthusiasm among college students including in WI, in PA at Lehigh, Lafayette, & Temple, in NC at Appalachian State, & in NV at UNR and UNLV
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fun fact: Brookline is (in)famous for our urban turkeys I love watching them get up to nonsense https://t.co/CdaUBSNTT3 we were so happy they were on the voting stickers this year!
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There’s clearly been a partisan vibe shift, but this is also like the third vibe shift in a month with basically similar toss up polling. Was already picking up before the Selzer poll. Nobody knows anything!
There’s been a mood shift in recent days. Democrats who have been calling me panicked in recent weeks are now feeling very optimistic about tomorrow.
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Closing Harris ad is right out of Obama '08 playbook: (1) message of national unity (2) new generation of candidate as a way to move past old divisiveness (3) explicit focus on economic concerns, with social change invoked more indirectly/symbolically https://t.co/mWZ0kedU3e
I’m asking for your vote because as president, I will get up every day and fight for the American people.
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